American Commercial Industries Announces Key Executive Appointments
19 August 1997
American Commercial Industries Announces Key Executive Appointments
TROY, Mich., Aug. 19 -- American Commercial Industries Inc.
today announced the appointment of Lawrence J. O'Dowd to CEO; James Warren to
CFO; Jan Owczarzak to director of finance; Rod Juve as director of sales and
marketing; Joe Dyer as director of human resources; and Ed Frederick to chief
engineer.
"Our management team will implement strategies needed to position ACI as a
leader in quality, delivery and expertise in the stamping industry," said
George Hofmeister, chairman of the board and COO of American Commercial
Industry's parent company, American Commercial Holdings. "The team's
diversity in skills and experience will effectively guide the growth of the
company."
O'Dowd, who was promoted to CEO from president and COO of ACI, will
oversee all facets of operations, including strategic development.
Previously, O'Dowd served as a vice president with MascoTech Specialty
Stamping from June 1984 to July 1995. Prior to joining MascoTech, he was
general manager of the Development Engineering Division of Creative Industries
from April 1979 to June 1984.
O'Dowd will report directly to Hofmeister; Warren, Owczarzak, Juve, Dyer
and Frederick will report to O'Dowd.
As the company's CFO, Warren is responsible for treasury management
functions, corporate development strategies and acquisition management.
Before joining ACI in 1996, Warren worked as a corporate attorney for Arter &
Hadden, providing consultation to corporate clients on merger/acquisition
activities, legal due diligence and legal documentation.
Juve is responsible for coordinating the company's overall sales efforts
and expansion into new markets. Prior to joining ACI in May 1996, Juve was
manager of sales and marketing for MascoTech Specialty Stamping. Juve has
extensive experience in stamping as well as roll-forming and die casting.
As director of finance, Owczarzak is responsible for monitoring the
company's financial operations including cash management, budgeting, risk
management, corporate reporting/consolidations, asset management and tax and
financial planning. Owczarzak joined ACI in 1996. Previously, he was
divisional controller for MascoTech Inc. from 1985 to 1996.
Dyer is responsible for the coordination of all employee development and
assistance programs for the company. Dyer's background in human resources
spans 25 years, during which he worked in a variety of personnel-related
positions for MascoTech, the United Stationers Supply Co., the Kroger Co., and
the Ford Motor Co.
As chief engineer, Frederick is responsible for process engineering and
tooling activity at various divisions of the company. Prior to joining the
ACI team in 1996, Frederick was the chief engineer at Specialty Stampings and
an engineering manager at Paramount Engineering. Frederick brings more than
36 years of tool building and management experience.
American Commercial Industries, Inc. (ACI) is a leading supplier of
process-driven highly engineered, value-added metal-formed and stamped
automotive niche components. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., the company's
world-class products are designed and manufactured by more than 1,200 people
at five sites located in Michigan, Georgia and Mexico.
Information about ACI and its products and services is available on the
Internet at http://www.specialtystampings.com.
SOURCE American Commercial Industries Inc.